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- From: killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen)
- Newsgroups: comp.org.decus
- Subject: Re: Membership fee for DECUS?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.103456.3697@spcvxb.spc.edu>
- Date: 26 Aug 92 14:34:56 GMT
- References: <1992Aug21.120610.974@beckman.com> <1992Aug25.090559.686@fps.mcw.edu> <1992Aug25.140249.3686@spcvxb.spc.edu> <hdtodd.2.714835604@wccnet.wcc.wesleyan.edu>
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- In article <hdtodd.2.714835604@wccnet.wcc.wesleyan.edu>, hdtodd@wccnet.wcc.wesleyan.edu (H. D. Todd) writes:
- > I think it is a mistake to believe that dividing the mailing list
- > into customers vs. members will fix the crapshoot election process (for
- > those who don't understand the term: DECUS elections are a crapshoot,
- > because those voting are generally not sufficiently well informed about the
- > issues or the candidates' positions to make intelligent choices, thus the
- > election results reflect popularity, publicity, innuendo, etc., rather than
- > considered choices by the electorate -- at least, that's what the term
- > means; decide for yourself if that view is correct).
-
- [Hi Dave!]
-
- Most believe the election process is a "crapshoot". I believe a major
- part of the motivation for splitting the list is it may be cost achievable to
- then do a voter education program.
-